Salisbury School Board gives kudos to students, outgoing directors

November 18, 2013|By Margie Peterson, Special to The Morning Call

It was cupcakes all around at last week's Salisbury Township School Board meeting as the district celebrated National Merit Commended Students, a National Merit Semifinalist and thanked two outgoing board members for their service.

The board recognized three seniors who were honored for their high scores on the PSAT, which is also the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Sinjon Bartel and Austin Watson were named National Merit Commended Students, which meant of the 1.5 million high school juniors nationwide who took the test, they scored in the top 5 percent.

Ian Carey, who was not at the meeting due to other commitments, was honored as a National Merit Semifinalist and Widener University High School Leadership Award winner. To be named a semifinalist, he had to score in the top 1.5 percent of juniors who took the PSAT.

The school board presented plaques to members Jane M. Fischer and Brian D. Bobeck, who each served four years and chose not to run again earlier this month.

Fischer helped lead the search for the current superintendent, Michael Q. Roth, and chaired other committees while on the board.

"Jane Fischer, you are a gem and we will miss you something awful," said Board President Russell Giordano.

Vice President Thomas Mantz presented Bobeck with a proclamation thanking him for his business acumen as he served as board treasurer and his "untiring efforts" on behalf of the schools. Outgoing member John L. Moyer was not at the meeting.

Wednesday was the last board meeting for Fischer and Bobeck.

At 7 p.m. Dec. 4, the board will reorganize and swear in new members who won election last week. They are Audrey Frick, Robert Fischer (Jane Fischer's husband) and Christopher Spedaliere. Incumbent Mary Ziegler was re-elected with the most votes.